Petanque competitions

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Different competitions are held in the boules sport pétanque . These can be categorized according to the following aspects.

  • Licensed and non-licensed tournaments
  • Events with a leisure and / or sports character
  • Formation , team and shooting competitions
  • Events with or without gender restrictions
  • Competitions for specific age groups
  • Tournament systems

Overviews of tournaments and championships can be found in various tournament calendars.

Licensed and non-licensed tournaments

Anyone wishing to take part in a sporting competition of the FIPJP , the DPV or other national associations, their member associations and the clubs affiliated to these member associations needs a so-called license (in other sports also called a player's pass). In Germany, the prerequisite for being granted a license is membership of an association that is a member of the DPV through a regional association. In other associations this may be different, but regulated accordingly. This license entitles you to participate in licensed tournaments of the FIPJP and the affiliated associations and clubs worldwide.

Clubs and associations of clubs also hold tournaments for which there is no license requirement. These serve u. a. to win over those interested in pétanque. There are u. a. also tournaments that pétanque departments of multi-discipline clubs organize for the whole club.

A license is required for all official championships, ranked tournaments of associations and leagues. However, there are tournaments called, for example, (open) city championships, in which there is no license requirement. As a rule, there is no (explicit) license requirement for so-called mini-tournaments, even if they are held as an accompanying tournament at German championships.

Events with a leisure and / or sports character

Many people associate pétanque (or boules) with the leisurely game of (old) French people on the (French) village square. This inevitably includes cheese and red wine, even if this is not always part of the French village squares.

There are also clubs that belong directly or indirectly to a national sports association, which in turn is a member of the FIPJP.

The sports associations, in turn, are (directly or indirectly) members of the national (e.g. National Anti-Doping Agency Germany or National Anti-Doping Agency Austria ) and international doping agencies ( World Anti-Doping Agency ) or have contracts with them. Compliance with the doping guidelines is also a prerequisite for funding by the DOSB .

There have been discussions among organized and non-organized pétanque players about the degree of organization of the pétanque sport since the DPV was founded. Some of the pétanque scene did not go along with the founding of clubs and associations, others only founded gaming communities and reject the founding of registered clubs and membership in district, city and state sports associations or in the DOSB. Still others have struggled for membership in these sports associations. A large part of the association membership (of the DPV) followed this path (at least without contradiction). For some, the (sociable) character of pétanque is lost if there are too many rules and prohibitions, others see the need for sociable play and / or accept it as part of the association, see the DPV primarily as a sports association and therefore insist on it Compliance with the rules and observance of prohibitions.

However, that does not mean that events with (more) recreational character do not offer good athletic performance.

Private events

In principle, playing pétanque together on the private track in the garden or on park paths or public places is an event. Especially when several games are running at the same time, formations and pairings are reassembled / mixed. It is not uncommon to host small, spontaneous tournaments (for example a supermêlée ), especially when both unorganized and organized athletes play together.

Club-organized game evenings, training

Pure pétanque clubs often do not have their own premises and hold their games, practice and training events on public premises. There they often play with unorganized players.

These events are part of the organized sports operation. There are more tournaments or even tournament series here.

Other pétanque clubs or pétanque departments of multi-discipline clubs play on club premises. The degree of organization is greater here.

Mini-tournaments

Mini-tournaments are usually limited to four formations (mostly doublets, rarely triplets). Two formations each play against each other and determine the final opponent. If an entry fee is charged, it either goes to the winner of the final or is distributed among the final opponents.

Mini-tournaments often take place on the fringes of large tournaments or championships. As a rule, tournament participants who have already been eliminated but also spectators take part in it. But they can also take place elsewhere, either planned or spontaneously.

Open tournaments

Open tournaments are competitions that are open to all pétanque athletes and for which you usually have to register immediately before the tournament begins. Many of these tournaments do not require a license. But there are also open tournaments that require a license. The largest open licensed tournament in the world is the Mondial la Marseille à Pétanque with over 12,000 participants.

Some tournament organizers hold two tournaments in different formations on a weekend, usually a doublet and a triplet tournament. Sometimes at least one of these tournaments requires a license, for example this is the case at the largest German pétanque tournament, the Holstentor tournament in Lübeck-Travemünde (over 1,300 participants in 2007). For some years now, the participants in both tournaments have had to register for organizational reasons and transfer the entry fee in advance.

The second largest German tournament, the Middle Rhine Tournament in Bacharach (almost 800 participants in 2007) is license-free on both days.

There is an entry fee for most open tournaments. In some tournaments, these are played out among the participants in full or after deduction of costs. In other tournaments material prizes are distributed. In France, entry fees are usually only paid out in cash for licensed tournaments. In some regions only license tournaments are held. In some tourist areas there are license-free tournaments with non-cash prizes during the season. The German license is valid in France.

Invitation tournaments

Invitation tournaments are mainly organized for two reasons: Either there is only a limited space available (for example in indoor tournaments) or you want a certain (for example high-quality) field of participants. Invitation tournaments are organized for specific formations (players), clubs and / or national teams.

For invitation dates with larger numbers of participants, you can apply for the invitation.

Ranking tournaments, tournament series

In Germany there are or have been different pétanque rankings, the criteria are or are determined by the organizations that keep the rankings.

DPV ranking list, regional association ranking lists

For the current DPV ranking list, the placements at the German championships in triplet, doublette, doublette mixte and tête-à tête for the past three years are evaluated. The current championship receives the highest rating, the oldest the lowest. Before this ranking list was introduced, there were additional ranking tournaments for which, similar to some regional association rankings, certain minimum criteria applied.

In some regional associations, the rankings serve as an aid to compiling their national cadres, for example for the national cup. The ranking tournaments of the associations require a license.

More ranking lists

Various petanque magazines such as “Au Fer” and “Pétanque International” (PI), which have since been discontinued mainly due to competition from the Internet, had their own rankings. PI invited the 48 best placed to a tournament. Until 2001, the ranking was also valid for qualifying for the "Ricard Cup".

There are also leaderboards for tournament series. These are u. a. held jointly by several clubs.

At least some of these tournament series do not require a license.

Centrope Cup

The Centrope-Cup, which was founded by the associations of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Austria, is an international tournament series with a country ranking list. It consists of six tournaments that are also open to participants from other nations. However, only formations from the named nations can score points if their team members all have a license from the same association. The nations get the points.

Championships

In some cities, so-called open city championships are held, some of which do not require a license. The official championships of the associations always require a license.

State championships

In Germany, state championships are held in the state associations . In North Rhine-Westphalia you have to qualify for it through district championships. In some state associations (for example Lower Saxony) the state championships are also qualifying tournaments for the German championships. Other regional associations organize separate qualification tournaments. The state championships are usually held in all formations in which German championships are also held.

For details see: German Pétanque Championships .

Regional championships and qualifications are also held in other pétanque nations (e.g. France ).

National championships

The national pétanque federations hold national championships. Some of these are open to all licensees (in the case of smaller nations), while regional qualification tournaments are held in other nations. In Germany, the first German championship was held in Bad Godesberg in 1977 as an open tournament.

The championships are not held for the same formations in all countries. For example, in Switzerland and Austria championships in triplet mixte are held , in France and Germany in doublette mixte .

For Germany see German Pétanque Championships

European championships

The Confédération Européenne de Pétanque (CEP) has held the European Youth Championships every two years since 1998 and the European Women's Championships since 2001. Both disciplines are held in triplets. Since 2002 (youth) and 2003 (women) competitions in the Tir de Precision (precision shooting) have been held.

There were German successes in precision shooting with bronze medals for Patrick Beton (youth 2002) and Anna Lazaridis (2007 women).

In 2008 the Espoirs ( U23 ) European Championships were held for the first time , and the qualification took place in 2007.

Continental competitions are also held in other parts of the world.

World championships

The Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP) organizes world championships for seniors. They have been held annually since 1963. The youth championship has been held since 1987 and the women’s championship since 1998 (every two years).

Precision shooting competitions have been held since 2000 (seniors), 2001 (youth) and 2002 (women).

The German Seniors were able to take fifth place three times. The German women Daniela Thelen, Gudrun Deterding, Lara Eble and Annick Hess won the silver medal in Maspalomas , Spain in 2004 . The German youth team also won silver in 1993 with Tobias Jakel, Marco Marggrander, Michael Friese and Andreas Mahnert.

In the senior precision shooting, Kim Rieger (2003, 2004), Sascha Koch (2005) and Jannick Schaake (2007) reached the quarter-finals and thus place 5. In the women's category, Daniela Thelen (2004) reached the quarter-finals. Dominique Tsouroupa reached the semi-finals in 2001, but lost it. In 2001 there was a one-time game for 3rd place that Tsouroupa also lost.

World Games

Furthermore, pétanque is part of the competition program of the World Games . At the World Games 2005 the women won the bronze medal (Denise Pektor and Stefanie Schwarzbach; doublet ) the seniors (Sascha Koch, Hannes Bloch, Kamel-Mohammed Bourouba) took 4th place.

North Sea Cup

The North Sea Cup or the International North Sea Pétanque Tournament (INSPT) has been held since 1980. In 1980 and 1981, however, the North Sea Cup consisted of only one encounter between Dutch and Flemish teams.

Great Britain was added in 1982 and Sweden in 1984. The German Pétanque Association joined in 1986 and was run as West Germany until 1990 . The DPV has not participated in the North Sea Cup since 2008 and has left the association, as has Sweden.

The North Sea Cup was a team competition. Up to 2006 there were three senior triplets, one women's triplet and one youth triplet per nation. The senior teams were numbered from 1 to 3. In 2007 the senior triplet 3 was replaced by an Espoirs triplet. From 2007 4 players could be used per triplet, i. H. Substitutions were possible during the tournament as well as during a game. Two teams with the same name always played against each other, there was a special rating for all triplets.

Further national competitions

Pétanque competitions are also held within other regional national competitions such as the Mediterranean Games or the Southeast Asian Games.

Other major tournaments

The world's largest pétanque tournament takes place every year in Marseille : the Mondial la Marseille à Pétanque with over 12,000 participants annually. Any licensed player in the world can take part in the tournament. The Marseillaise à pétanque is considered the mecca of pétanque. Other important international tournaments are listed on the FIPJP website.

As the largest tournament in Germany, the Holstentorturnier in Lübeck-Travemünde (over 1000 starters in 2018) replaced the Middle Rhine tournament in Bacharach (over 900 starters in 2007) at the beginning of the 2000s. Both tournaments benefit from the ambience of the venues directly on the Baltic Sea or the Rhine .

Other important tournaments take place around the French national holiday (July 14th) in Berlin-Tegel and Munich .

Formation, team and shooting competitions

Pétanque competitions can be further distinguished into

  • Tournaments and championships in which different equally strong formations compete against each other,
  • Team competitions in which teams with several formations compete against each other at the same time and / or one after the other,
  • Shooting competitions (precision shooting), in which individual players in turn have to perform clearly defined tasks and receive points for this.

Formations

Almost all tournaments and championships are played between formations, i.e. two equally strong teams with the same number of balls:

Tête à tête

Tête à tête actually means 'head against head'. It is also the name for the individual in pétanque (and Jeu Provençal ). Each player has three balls. Therefore, at least five shots are possible for a normal game up to 13 points. In a doublet or triplet there are at least three recordings.

Tête à tête is rarely played. There are very few tête-à-tête tournaments. In Germany, as in most other nations, there is a national tête-à-tête championship, in the German state associations there are also championships and qualifications for national championships. Tête à tête is still sometimes played in team competitions. For example, tête à tête was played in the preliminary round for the European Pétanque Championships Espoirs 2008 .

Duplicate

Doublette is the most frequently played formation in tournaments, it consists of 2 players with 3 balls each. As a rule, doubles against doubles play in tournaments. In supermêlée , training and free play, games of doublets against triplets are possible. Exceptions are also made for tournaments with a recreational character in order to enable players who have traveled to participate.

Triplets

The triplet, which consists of three players with two balls each, is the so-called supreme discipline. World and European championships are held in this formation.

In Germany, in addition to the German championships in the triplet, the women's championship and the 55+ in the triplet are held. In Austria the mixte will be held in this formation.

In Triplette, the team members' ability to work in a team is of great importance.

trio

Strictly speaking, trio, which is played in Emden at the swan pond tournament, is a team competition. A team consists of three players. A round of triplets and a round of tête à tête and doublette are played alternately. In the course of the tournament, each player on a team must have played tête à tête once so that two other players always play doubles with each other.

Team competitions

Teams consist of several formations. As a rule, teams are formed from formations that make up a total of 6 participants, i.e. the following team types

  1. 1 tête à tête (1), a doublet (2), a triplet (3)
  2. 6 tête à tête
  3. 3 doublets
  4. 2 triplets

In principle, several rounds are usually played with changed formations or forced exchange of members of the formations.

For example, 3 rounds were played in league games in Lower Saxony, with team types 2–4 being used. After a rule change, 3 rounds were played according to team type 1. However, a player used had to compete in at least two different formations. After another rule change, the Bundesliga mode was largely adopted.

league

The national petanque federations and their subdivisions organize league competitions. In Europe, the champions of the national leagues (national club championships) qualify for the EuroCup.

Germany

In the 2007 season, the German Pétanque Bundesliga (DPB) started as the highest German league following the German club championship .

The DPB consists of 12 clubs, one round with two triplets and one round with three doublets (in EuroCup mode). One formation at a time must play at least as a mixte. It can also be changed during the matches.

Among them there are different numbers of leagues in the regional associations, whose teams are put together according to different rules. Some state associations have at least adapted the mode of the top division to the DPB mode.

An overview of the leagues (as of 2007)

Bundesliga
BBPV BPV LPVB HPV NPV LV North BPV NRW PVRLP SBV PV East
Name of the top division BaWü Bavaria Berlin Hesse Lower Saxony North NRW Rhineland-Palatinate LL (Saarland) East (Th-SN-SA)
Number of major leagues 4th 2 1
Number of regional leagues 5 4th 3 2 2 2
Number of national leagues 10 3 5 10 -
Number of district leagues 10 3 6th 5 4th 8th 4th
Number of district classes 8th 8th
Number of circular leagues 8th 3 5 7th 6th
Number of district classes 6th
Sum of the leagues = 153 33 12 3 12 10 8th 20th 40 13 2
Austria

The Austrian Pétanque Association (262 members in 2006) organizes a Bundesliga, which in 2007 comprised 15 teams.

Switzerland

Switzerland has a national league A and a national league B, including a 1 league. Further leagues are not yet researchable.

Country Cup

The DPV has held the national cup since 1992 . This is a competition for national associations selected teams.

The German Youth Country Cup has been called Youth Country Masters since 2002 .

For detailed information see country cup or youth country masters .

EuroCup

The EuroCup has been held by the Confédération Européenne de Pétanque (CEP) since 1997 . The national champions of the clubs are qualified for this. The national champions of the CEP and the defending champion are entitled to participate. The German team champion was joined by the German team championship of the German Pétanque Association until 2006 , from 2007 the champion of the newly founded German Pétanque Bundesliga (DPB) qualifies .

More cup competitions

season Ricard Cup winner
1993 Boule Club Stuttgart
1994 Altona Boule Club
1995 Altona Boule Club
1996 Altona Boule Club
1997 Boule Club Rastatt
1998 Düsseldorf sur place
1999 Düsseldorf sur place
2000 1. PC Viernheim
2001 Altona Boule Club
2002 1. PC Viernheim
2003 1. PC Viernheim

The former trade journal “Pétanque International” (PI) organized the “Ricard Cup” from 1993 to 2003. From 2002 all clubs that were members of a regional association of the DPV and had enough members with a license could register.

Clubs had to qualify for it until 2001. The basis for the qualification was the placement on the "PI ranking list". At least three players from a club had to qualify. In 2001 83 clubs qualified for it.

Austria has hosted the Club Cup since 2002.

In Germany, some regional associations hold cup competitions.

Precision shooting

In addition to the formation and team competitions, there is the so-called precision shooting ( Tir de précision in French ), which takes place at the German Pétanque Championships for seniors and youth, at the Pétanque World Championships for seniors, women and youth and at the pétanque European championships for women and young people.

Five different arrangements of bullets are shot at from a distance of 6, 7, 8 and 9 meters.

Tasks:

  1. The target ball is in the center of the target circle.
  2. The target ball is in the center of the target circle, the obstacle (cochonnet) with a clearance of 10 cm in front of the target ball.
  3. The target ball is in the center of the target circle, the obstacles (two balls) with a clearance of 3 cm to the left and right of the target ball.
  4. The target ball is in the center of the target circle, the obstacle (a ball) with a clearance of 10 cm in front of the target ball.
  5. From the point of view of the shooter, the cochonnet is 20 cm behind the target circle, i.e. at 6.20 m, 7.20 m, 8.20 m and 9.20 m away.

Each participant in the competition shoots a total of 20 times. A maximum of 5 points can be achieved with each shot, for a total of 100 points.

At the World Pétanque Championships , the best performance is 62 points. This mark was achieved by Kevin Malbec at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Longueuil , Canada , and Philippe Quintais at the 2002 Senior World Championships in Grenoble , France . Angelique Papon achieved the best result for a woman with 61 points at the 2006 Women's World Championships in Grenoble. All three record holders are French. Dominique Tsuroupa is the only German listed. He scored 38 points in the 1/4 final in 2001 in Lons-le-Saunier , France. Competitions in which the best results can be achieved in the world record list, however, require prior registration with the FIPJP. Since this is not the case in very few competitions, higher scores than those of the world record (62 points) are always achieved, but are not recognized as world records.

The German champion in 2006 was Micha Abdul, who beat Dominique Tsuroupa with 40:25 points. Junior champion 2007 was Janik Schaake, who also holds the best performance at German championships. In 2006 he reached 53 points in the preliminary round.

At the state championships in Lower Saxony in 2007 Sascha von Pless reached 66 points in the 1/4 final, but he lost the final to Olaf Wätjen.

Events with or without gender restrictions

Pétanque is a sport in which athletes of different ages generally play together in tournaments, championships, as well as in league and cup competitions.

Seniors, elite

Despite the irritating name, all players with the exception of the minimes are allowed to start in tournaments and championships for seniors . In Switzerland the “open class” is called the elite. For the German championships, however, if Cadets and Juniors take part, age-appropriate care must be ensured by the regional associations. There are national senior championships in tête à tête, doublette and triplet as well as in precision shooting, internationally only triplet and precision shooting are held.

Ladies

German championships for women have been held since 2003, until 2005 as a double and from 2006 as a triplet. Women's World Championships have been held every even year since 1988. Since 2001, women's European championships have been held in odd years. Austria has hosted women's championships (doubles) since 2005. In Switzerland there are women's championships in doubles and triplets. In 2008, the European championship of women's espoirs will be held for the first time.

Men's

Only at the European Championships for Espoirs is there a gender-specific competition for men.

Mixed

There are no international championships in Mixte . National associations hold Mixte championships as doubles or triplets. There are also some already traditional tournaments that are played as triplets or doublets mixed.

Competitions for specific age groups

Some of the age groups (like often pétanque) have French names. The change to another age group takes place in January of each year.

There are three age groups of youth players.

For several years there have been competitions for espoirs (fr. Hope), in other sports this age group is called U23 .

In 2007, championships for pétanque players aged 55 and over were held for the first time in Germany. First of all, the French term “veteran” should be used. Since the term was viewed as burdened in connection with the two world wars in Germany, this triggered a discussion in the association. The neutral term “55+” was then chosen. In other associations, the veteran age group is older.

Age groups 2008:

  • youth
    • Minimes: born 1997 and younger (up to 11 years)
    • Cadets: Born 1996–1994 (12–14 years)
    • Juniors: Born 1993–1991 (15–17 years)
  • Espoirs: Born 1990–1986 (18–22 years)
  • Veteran or over 55 player (Germany): Born 1953 and older

Tournament systems

Team building

Most pétanque tournaments are held in doublets or triplets . H. Players register as a fixed 2 or 3 formation. The term formé is usually left out. A tender for a mêlée tournament in which teams are mixed together at the beginning of the tournament and then play together for the entire tournament is rather rare (at least in Germany). The Supermêlée form of tournament is more common , in which the playing partners are reassembled for each round.

Since the registration deadline for most tournaments is half an hour before the start of the tournament, pétanque players can also form a formation on the day of the tournament. Exceptions are tournaments with mandatory pre-registration and official championships in which the exchange of players is either impossible or regulated.

Tournament mode

Tournaments without sub-tournaments

Most tournaments are divided into several sub-tournaments after a few preliminary rounds, which are identified with the first letter of the alphabet.

The following tournament systems are suitable for a joint tournament for all participants:

Swiss system

Most tournaments are played according to the Swiss system that is also used in chess . The Buchholz rating is not always applied. There are tournament organizers who evaluate the wins, points and the difference in points for the ranking list.

A fixed number of rounds is not always played, but until only one team is without defeat.

From 2008, the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP) will hold the preliminary round of the Pétanque World Championship in the Swiss system with Buchholz and Feinbuchholz points (6 rounds).

Formula 4

This system is played in some areas of France and very rarely in Germany. It is suitable for tournaments with many teams. Since the game is usually played with a time limit, the tournament can be ended in a few hours. "Formule" (fr.) Means in German a. a. Formula, method or procedure. As a rule, four rounds with a time limit are played (hence formula 4), but three or five rounds can also be played.

The winner of an encounter receives 100 points plus his own points plus the difference between his own points and those of the opponent, the loser only receives his own points. For example, a score of 10: 5 gives the winner 115 points and the loser 5 points. This example also shows that the winner does not necessarily have to score 13 points.

In the first round there is a free drawing. A ranking list is drawn up after each of the further rounds. Then the 1st plays against the 2nd, the 3rd against the 4th, etc.

Tournaments with sub-tournaments

Most tournaments are divided into sub-tournaments according to the preliminary rounds.

Direct knockout

Some tournaments are decided in the so-called direct knockout , i.e. H. after a defeat you are eliminated from the main tournament. As a rule, at least one consolante (fr. Consolation round) is then offered. In German, the term B tournament is common. Tournaments that only play with a sub-tournament are designated with A / B or A / B direct knockout .

A / C / B / D (direct knockout) is played more often in Germany . The winners continue to play in the A tournament (for the time being), the losers in the first round continue to play in the C tournament. Whoever loses in the A tournament in the second round continues to play in the B tournament. The losers of the C tournament continue to play in the D tournament. If the number of participants is uneven, a team receives a bye and remains in the respective tournament.

Attendees 69
Teams per round
competition A. B. C. D.
Round 1 35 - 34 -
round 2 18th 17th 17th 17th
Cadrage 4th 2 2 2
1/8 finals 16 16 16 16
1/4 final 8th 8th 8th 8th
1/2 finals 4th 4th 4th 4th
final 2 2 2 2

The advantage of this system over the Maastricht , is that four approximately equal sub-tournaments arise . It is seen as a disadvantage that only three games per team are guaranteed.

Maastricht system

Four games are guaranteed under the Maastricht system . The preliminary round is played according to a simple Swiss system without Buchholz points. Then the tournament is divided into sub-tournaments. These are usually 4 tournaments (A / B / C / D). If the number of participants is smaller, sometimes only two tournaments are played.

The disadvantage is that (with 4 subtournaments) the B and C tournament is significantly larger than the A and D tournament. In the D tournament, a victory is sometimes enough for 3rd place.

The following example makes this clear.

Attendees 64
Number of losses
After round 0 1 2 3
1 32 32
2 16 32 16
3 8th 24 24 8th
Teams per round
competition A. B. C. D.
Cadrage - 16 16 -
1/8 finals - 16 16 -
1/4 final 8th 8th 8th 8th
1/2 finals 4th 4th 4th 4th
final 2 2 2 2

Some tournament organizers equalize the groups. One possibility is to use the results of the preliminary round. Another possibility is to play a promotion or relegation cadrage. For example, in the above For example, the winners of the B cadrage in the A tournament, the losers of the C cadrage in the D tournament continue to play. The Nunkirchen system is structured in a similar way and provides for the same number of participants for the subtournaments after the preliminary round.

Nunkirchner system

This system is not played very often anymore. After the registration deadline approximately 30 minutes before the start of the game, three rounds will be drawn freely. After the end of the three rounds, an overall table is determined from 1. games won and 2. the point ratio. The first 8 teams play the A tournament, the next 8 teams the B tournament, then 8 teams play the C tournament, etc. Depending on the number of participating teams, it can go up to the Z tournament and beyond. Within these n sub-tournaments, each with 8 teams, the knockout system is used, i.e. H. the loser is eliminated. The winner continues to play against another winner according to the tournament tree. In the end, the winners of each sub-tournament are determined. The advantage for active players, some of whom have traveled a long way, is that 4 games are guaranteed. The organizer, on the other hand, can count on the end of the tournament after 3 plus 3 games. The system is played, for example, on the Bibber trip on the Dreihof at 1. BC Essingen in the Palatinate.

Group and poule

Groups are also used as a further possibility of qualifying for the main tournament or for further sub-tournaments. In a group everyone plays against everyone. After that, a previously specified number of teams qualify for the main or A tournament. The eliminated teams may continue to play in sub-tournaments.

In pétanque there is also the poule as a special group . The advantage of Poules is that if you lose, you stay in the main tournament. The disadvantage is that a team that doesn't have to play a barrage or a cadrage has long breaks.

At the German Pétanque Championships , a round of poule is played first. The two teams placed first continue to play for the German championship, the players of the eliminated teams can continue to play in the Consolante.

Up until 2007, several preliminary rounds were played at world championships. In 2007, for example, a round was initially played in 8 groups with 6 or 7 teams. The four best placed qualified for the first round of poule 1/16 finals. The 1/8 final was also played in Poules. After the results of this poule round, a tournament tree was created and downplayed. The nations eliminated in the main round continued to play in the Nations Cup, where after two rounds of poultry the knockout procedure was continued (see Pétanque World Championship 2007 ).

Preliminary rounds were also held in groups or poules at the World and European Pétanque Championships for women and youth.

Cadrage

The cadrage is an intermediate round to get a number of participants that corresponds to a power of 2 (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 etc.). This is particularly important if the game is then continued in a knockout tree. Typically, the worst-rated teams - determined for example by the Buchholz points from the preliminary rounds - have to play the cadrage. The number of teams that have to enter the cadrage is calculated from the total number of participating teams as follows:

is the next lower power of two with respect to teams, which is calculated from the number of knockout rounds to be played after the cadrage . For example, with 20 teams, 8 teams would have to play the cadrage. The 4 winners of the cadrage, together with the 12 teams that do not have to play a cadrage, make it into the top 16 and then play the round of 16, if necessary in knockout mode.

Even in a tournament that initially played in poules (groups), a cadrage is played after the group phase if necessary.

Determine the pairings

The following methods are used to determine the pairings in pétanque:

Put

Seeding lists are rarely used in pétanque. The Lower Saxony Pétanque Association (NPV), for example, uses a seeding list for its championships or qualifying tournaments.

To solve

Most of the matches are freely drawn . In tournaments in the Swiss or Maastricht system, the first two first rounds can also be drawn. Then two encounters are combined. The winners and losers then play against each other.

Pull

A special form of the draw is the drawing of the opponent or the place, which is often used in the Maastricht system and in direct knockout . It is also possible with the Swiss system.

From the second round onwards, the places for the individual sub-tournaments are determined. For one place, two tickets are placed in different lottery pots. The lottery pots are labeled with the number of wins.

Example:

In a tournament with 64 teams, 32 teams have one win and 32 teams have zero wins after the 1st round. Places 1–16 are assigned to teams with a win, places 17–32 to teams without a win. In the pot with “1” there are now two tickets with the numbers 1–16, and in the pot “0” there are two tickets with the numbers 17–32. Both teams must report the result together. The winner draws a place from pot 1, the loser from pot 0. As soon as two teams have been determined for a place and it is no longer occupied, they can continue the tournament. Since encounters take different lengths of time, this can accelerate the course of the tournament.

Tournament tree

Tournament trees are often used in sub- tournaments ; here, too, it is possible to continue the match without a fixed schedule if both opponents are fixed and there is a free space.

Time limit

Basically, pétanque is played without a time limit, until a team has 13 points. However, some tournament organizers regulate part of the games (for example the preliminary round) or the entire tournament that is played with a time limit. It will be a fixed time (around 45 minutes to 1 hour). The recording that started at the final whistle is ended and one or two more recordings are often played. It is also regulated whether zero recordings count as further recordings. If there is a draw at the end of the agreed recordings, another recording is usually played. Usually, but not always, the game ends when 13 points are reached.

However, there is a time limit. Only 1 minute may elapse between the throw of the target ball and the first ball and between two balls. The period begins as soon as the first ball thrown comes to rest. Unless there is a need to measure which team has the point. Then the period begins after the measurement.

Playing fields

Playing fields do not have to be marked out for pétanque tournaments, terrain libre (French) can be played.

If playing fields are designated, they must be at least 15 × 4 m, in exceptional cases at least 12 × 3 m.

"If the playing fields arranged in series, the boundary lines are to the head sides of the own field as Auslinien." "In next to each other adjacent playing fields, the outer boundary lines of the neighboring field are considered Auslinien." Some tournament organizers determine foul that carré played (only in their own field) becomes. The popular belief that players could agree to play carré is also not up to the rules.

However, it is legal to show a Carré d'Honneur for the final. This is usually larger than the other playing fields or is created by merging several playing fields. It will also be ensured that there is enough space for spectators.

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  1. ↑ Here is a selection of tournament calendars:
  2. ↑ DPV statutes. (PDF; 945 kB) § 27 December 3, 2017 .;
  3. ^ Official rules of the game of pétanque. (PDF; 172 kB) § 4. October 24, 2018 .;
  4. ^ Statutes of the DPV § 7
  5. ↑ on the situation in Austria see website of the Austrian Pétanque Association / results
  6. ↑ DPV ranking list.
  7. ↑ Guideline DPV ranking lists and DPV ranking tournaments.
  8. ↑ In DPV there are very different rankings, both in terms of quantity (All, women, youth, Ü55 ...) as well as the criteria. More details on the websites of the regional associations .
  9. ^ Centrope Cup Rules. (English).
  10. ^ The Asian Boule Sports Confederation. ; Confederation Pan America Pétanque.
  11. ↑ INSPT website ( Memento of October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Belgium was counted as a member of the INSTP , but only the Flemish Part-Association (VLPS) of the FEDERATION BELGE DE PETANQUE was a member
  13. ↑ The FEDERATION DE PETANQUE GRANDE BRETAGNE or BRITISH PETANQUE FEDERATION consisted of England , Wales and Scotland until 2007 . In 2008 the association was dissolved. The three sub-associations mentioned joined the international associations in place of the entire association.
  14. ↑ Sweden also leaves the North Sea Cup.
  15. ^ Concours Internationaux 2008 ( Memento of March 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), FIPJP
  16. ↑ Results of the 27th Holstentorturnier in Travemünde. In: planetboule.de. August 9, 2018 . ;Holstentorturnier 2019. In: petanque-aktuell.de. August 6, 2019 .
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  17. ^ Website of the Bacharach Pétanque Club
  18. ^ Website of the Boule, Boccia and Pétanque Association Baden-Württemberg eV
  19. ^ Website of the Bavarian Pétanque Association
  20. ^ Website of the Landes-Pétanque-Verband Berlin
  21. ^ Website of the Hessian Pétanque Association
  22. ^ Website of the Lower Saxony Pétanque Association ; Teams from Bremen also play in Lower Saxony
  23. ^ Website of the Northern Regional Association ; associations from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are united in the North Regional Association.
  24. ^ Website of the Boule and Pétanque Association of North Rhine-Westphalia
  25. ^ Website of the Pétanque Association of Rhineland-Palatinate
  26. ^ Website of the Saarland Boule Association
  27. ^ Website of the Pétanque Association East ; The Pétanque Association East includes Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
  28. ↑ a b Berlin names its leagues 1st, 2nd and 3rd regional league
  29. ↑ a b c d Hessen calls its league 1–4. league
  30. ↑ a b Eastern League
  31. ↑ The top league in Saarland is called the Landesliga and is listed under the top league
  32. ↑ Pétanque International No. 128, December 2002, p. 26ff.
  33. ^ Pétanque International, Magazine for Boules and Competitive Sports No. 129, February 2003, page 6
  34. ↑ Pétanque International No. 108, January 2001, page 9
  35. ↑ Cup of the Clubs . Website of the Austrian Pétanque Association
  36. ↑ Deviating from the usual use of the term target ball , a game ball and not the cochonnet is referred to as a target ball
  37. ↑ More detailed information can be found under the regulations of the German Tireur Championship ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 432 kB).
  38. ↑ Records du Monde de Tir de précision ( Memento from July 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  39. ↑ Austrian Championships 2001 to 2006 (PDF file; 3 kB)
  40. ^ Petanque tournaments
  41. ↑ Pétanque-BS; Formula 4
  42. ↑ Dates 2015 BC Essingen. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016 .;
  43. ↑ NPV Sports Regulations I, Section 3.2
  44. ^ Official rules of the game of pétanque. (PDF; 172 kB) § October 20, 24, 2018 .;
  45. ↑ a b Official Pétanque Game Rules. (PDF; 172 kB) § 5. October 24, 2018 .;
  46. ^ Official rules of the game of pétanque. (PDF; 172 kB) § 18. October 24, 2018 .;